Moms Travel TipsTravel Tips and Vacation Ideas for the Whole Family

It’s the last big festival of the summer and seems to keep on getting bigger and better.  Bestival is an award winning three day boutique music festival set in Robin Hill, a leafy country park near Downend and Newport in the heart of the Isle of Wight.  Running from September 11th – 13th, it’s the brainchild of BBC Radio 1 DJ Rob da Bank and his wife and creative director Josie da Bank.

With headline sets from Massive Attack, Kraftwerk and Elbow lined up, plus appearances from  Fleet Foxes, Seasick Steve, Klaxons, Lily Allen, Soulwax, La Roux, Bat For Lashes, the Cuban Brothers and  Drums of Death it’s going to be a rip-roaring rave up.  Getting to Bestival couldn’t be easier.The Isle of Wight isn’t that far away really! For example, door to door from central London can be done in as little as 2 hours (including the ferry crossing).There are frequent and reliable Isle of Wight ferries taking both passengers and cars and if you fancy a bone jangling but exciting 10 minute ride, then there’s always the hovercraft that flies from Southsea.

Getting an IOW ferry seems to be a better bet than some other options for travelling to Bestival, including a bunch of loonies who intend to Swim to Bestival.They’ve done it two years running, swimming across the Solent in the company of safety kayaks arriving at the summer’s last great festival in some style, if a little wet and knackered!It’s all in a good cause though, with money being raised for several charities, so don’t mock as you cruise past in the luxurious IOW ferry.

Most people who come to Bestival camp and that really is the best way to experience it. You can take your own tent or hire a larger Tipi, Yurt or Podpad.  You can also bring you own campervan to Bestival as the Isle of Wight ferries will easily accommodate even the most gargantuan mobile homes.  If you fancy roughing it in a B&B or hotel, then look for places in or near Newport, Ryde or Cowes.